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Sacramento is even on the list???? with the exception of the Kings
the Sac-twn pholks stink. (well I don't know now with the "new"
minor baseball) We did not hold 3 football teams
and as stated prior the CFL was fun and entertaining.
Baseball Bids for the Giant's, A's and Raiders
all fell through (and I think the Expos) because the "fans"
did not want to pay for a place to play. the Arena football team
folded, again much fun, the RollerHockey team folded Do they even
have the WNBA???? they did. but now??

SuperTrooper wrote:You know as well as I do that, unless the Mets make the playoffs, little is written about them in the national press. They will always be a distant second place to the Yankmes in NY.

Does Mo Vaughn still play for them?

Mo Vaughn played for the Mets?

bixxx wrote:the poll reflects current events, not historical facts

Then how is Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose ahead of NY? When was the last time any team from that area won a championship?

LIPH wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:You know as well as I do that, unless the Mets make the playoffs, little is written about them in the national press. They will always be a distant second place to the Yankmes in NY.

Does Mo Vaughn still play for them?

Mo Vaughn played for the Mets?

bixxx wrote:the poll reflects current events, not historical facts

Then how is Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose ahead of NY? When was the last time any team from that area won a championship?

Once again you need to factor in the college teams. They include Stanford and every year, they are the top D1 college sports program in the country

7lords wrote:

LIPH wrote:

SuperTrooper wrote:You know as well as I do that, unless the Mets make the playoffs, little is written about them in the national press. They will always be a distant second place to the Yankmes in NY.

Does Mo Vaughn still play for them?

Mo Vaughn played for the Mets?

bixxx wrote:the poll reflects current events, not historical facts

Then how is Oakland/San Francisco/San Jose ahead of NY? When was the last time any team from that area won a championship?

Once again you need to factor in the college teams. They include Stanford and every year, they are the top D1 college sports program in the country

And you need to remember that Cal always does well In the Debate-Dope smoking and Anarchy events

Clinton freakin' Iowa, #350, not bad for a burb with just 28,000 people (and half of them are living dead)
As long time general manager of the minor league Clinton Giants, I will assume the majority of the credit for this one

DIRECTV also did a survey..... and here were those results.

DIRECTV Sports Fan Passion Index

(DIRECTV Sports Sales x 25% - In-Market Game

Attendance x 25% - Sports Media Survey x 25% - Sports

Fan Survey x 25%)





1 Denver CO 4 1 7 14 1.00 0.25 1.75 3.50 6.50

2 Boston MA 6 22 1 6 1.50 5.50 0.25 1.50 8.75

3 San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose CA 11 10 12 7 2.75 2.50 3.00 1.75 10.00

4 Philadelphia PA 1 24 2 5 0.33 7.92 0.66 1.65 10.56

5 New York/New Jersey 3 36 3 2 0.75 9.00 0.75 0.50 11.00

6T Green Bay WI 40 3 5 1 10.00 0.75 1.25 0.25 12.25

6T Chicago IL 7 30 4 8 1.75 7.50 1.00 2.00 12.25

8 Baltimore MD 13 14 17 15 3.25 3.50 4.25 3.75 14.75

9 Cleveland OH 29 5 8 20 7.25 1.25 2.00 5.00 15.50

10T Los Angeles/Anaheim CA 12 34 16 3 3.00 8.50 4.00 0.75 16.25

10T Buffalo NY 33 6 14 12 8.25 1.50 3.50 3.00 16.25

10T St. Louis MO 34 8 6 17 8.50 2.00 1.50 4.25 16.25

13 Dallas TX 21 26 15 4 5.25 6.50 3.75 1.00 16.50

14 Milwaukee WI 25 2 20 22 6.25 0.50 5.00 5.50 17.25

15 Detroit MI 24 29 12 10 6.00 7.25 3.00 2.50 18.75

16T San Diego CA 5 27 21 24 1.25 6.75 5.25 6.00 19.25

16T Kansas City MO 20 19 15 23 5.00 4.75 3.75 5.75 19.25

18T Salt Lake City UT 22 4 22 30 5.50 1.00 5.50 7.50 19.50

18T Tampa FL 9 23 20 26 2.25 5.75 5.00 6.50 19.50

20 Charlotte NC 18 20 20 21 4.50 5.00 5.00 5.25 19.75

21T Phoenix AZ 10 13 21 36 2.50 3.25 5.25 9.00 20.00

21T Atlanta GA 16 25 20 19 4.00 6.25 5.00 4.75 20.00

23 Minneapolis MN 28 15 10 28 7.00 3.75 2.50 7.00 20.25

24 Miami FL 15 35 19 13 3.75 8.75 4.75 3.25 20.50

25T Cincinnati OH 19 11 20 33 4.75 2.75 5.00 8.25 20.75

25T Raleigh-Durham NC 31 9 18 25 7.75 2.25 4.50 6.25 20.75

27 Pittsburgh PA 26 17 11 9 8.58 5.61 3.63 2.97 20.79

28 Indianapolis IN 38 18 20 11 9.50 4.50 5.00 2.75 21.75

29 Columbus OH 23 16 17 32 5.75 4.00 4.25 8.00 22.00

30 Sacramento CA 14 31 13 37 3.50 7.75 3.25 9.25 23.75

31 Washington DC 2 33 9 29 0.66 10.89 2.97 9.57 24.09

32 New Orleans LA 32 28 19 18 8.00 7.00 4.75 4.50 24.25

33 Seattle WA 36 7 20 35 9.00 1.75 5.00 8.75 24.50

34 Orlando FL 8 40 20 31 2.00 10.00 5.00 7.75 24.75

35 San Antonio TX 37 37 17 16 9.25 9.25 4.25 4.00 26.75

36 Houston TX 30 32 22 27 7.50 8.00 5.50 6.75 27.75

37 Jacksonville FL 17 38 22 38 4.25 9.50 5.50 9.50 28.75

38 Memphis TN 35 21 21 39 8.75 5.25 5.25 9.75 29.00

39 Portland OR 27 39 20 40 6.75 9.75 5.00 10.00 31.50

40 Nashville TN 39 12 17 34 12.87 3.96 5.61 11.22 33.66



DIRECTV Sports Fan Passion Index

(DIRECTV Sports Sales x 25% - In-Market Game

Attendance x 25% - Sports Media Survey x 25% - Sports

Fan Survey x 25%)

*Source: SportsBusiness Journal research